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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-26
j. T., BUCKLEY,

STATE OF ILLINOIS, LA SALLE CoUNTY-ss In
- he Circuit Court, To January Te7m,'A. d 1888.
Lebtus T. Mackey u.s. Charlotte II. Murray and Levi
Murray-In ChdncerN.
Affidavit of nOn.residence of Levi Murray, impesded
with the above defendant. having been filed in the
clerks office of the Circuit Court of said county, notice
is therefore hereby given to the said nonresident de-
PENDANT that the complainant filed his bill of complaint
In said court the chancery side thereof the 18th
day Of October, 1881. and that thereupon summons
issued of said court, wherein said suit is pend
ing returnabe on the second Monday in the month of
January, A. ID. 1888. rs is by law required.
Now, unless you, the said nonresident defendant
above named shall personally be and appear before said
Circuit Court the first day of the next term thereof
to be holden at Ottawa in and for the said county the
second Monday in January, D. 1885, and plead answer
demur to the said complainants bill OF complaint
the same and the matters and things therein charged
and stated will be taken confessed and decree en-
tered against you according to the prayer Of said bill
WILLIAM W. TAYLOR CLERK.
Ottawa. Illinois, Nov. 21st, 1881
j. T. BUCKLEY, COmplt's SOrs. nov264w
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.
RUGER & KILBURN.

A DMINISTRATRIX'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
n BY virtue of an order and decree of the Probate
Court of La Sale county illinois, made the petition
of the undersigned Christina Hansman. Adminisratrix
Of the Estate of Xavier Hansman deceased for leave
sell the real of said deceased the October term
D. 1887 Of said court, to wit the 18th day Of No
yember 1884, SHALL on the 10th day of January next,
between the hours of ten O'Clock in the forenoon and
four o'clock in the afternoon of said day sell public
sale, at the south door of the County Court House, in
Ottawa Illinois, at o'clock p. NJ, In said county, the
real estate described follows wit: Out.lOts thirty
eight s) and thirty nine 39) In Ottawa City, the same
beng part of the northwest quarter (NW4l of Sec
range three g, cas- of the third (3d principal meri
dlan situated in La Sale county Illinois, the follow
ing terms, to wit Cash in hand paid time of sale
Dated this 25th day of November, A. d. 1881.
CHRISTINA HANSMAN,
Administrative of the Estate of Xavier
nov26-Iw llansman, deceased
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Waited from Track and Road.
l.. w. HESS, Editor.

An offer Of SIC, 900 has been refused for the
PAGER Arrow, 2;l4, The price on him is sl5,.
600.
Harry Wilkes trotted three heats In 2lsI1
2;l9I5 and 2;l7 at the Texas State Fair at DIAL.
las recently.
Australian horses have been beating the re.
cords Of that far away country recently.
spOndulix, steeplechaser, cleared q hurdle
feet and q OF an inch high without touch.
Ing, and Lizette, a mare, cleared few inches
over IS feet In jump.
Last week made few remarks about trot-
ting race horses, and mentioned the 8 yr. old
Williams, 22l as my beau ideal. I like to
talk OF Williams, because he is well known
here; because he was bred and is owned in
this, the grandest stateIin the Union, and be.
cause he has proven himself q race horse
To further prove what said, let me append
the following table Of his races:
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In the Offices.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

MAhHlAGk LlCENSEb,
William Dugan and Lizzie, Lostant.
Wilhelm Pannereke and Huldah Cruger,
Usage.
Frank Duhart and Lonia Walcox, Streator.
George Parker, New York, and Julia Meets,
Deer Park.
Hugh Larimau and Maggie Il. McAllister,
StreatOr.
John d. Stephen, Ottawa, and Vina l..
Smith Of Putnam Co.
Thomas Roseter and Mary Ciner, Ottawa.
John Calling and Anna Roebel, La Sale.
Henry A. Lee, Ouray, Cal, and Teresa M.
Killelea, City.
Henry A. Mallett and Henrietta Hawkins,
Streator.
Charles NJ. Boisdorf and Katie Laudgraf,
Mendoza.
j. e. Knussmaul and Lora NJ. Gray, Mar
settles.
JIG. Weatwood and Hannah Turner, Streat.
or.
Patrick Mccormick and Eliza Maher, La
Sale.
Augusta Zrebarth and Annie Hensler, Men.
dota.
RECORDERS MINUTES.
ll3 instruments were filed during the week
closing Nov. 23d. 50 OF these were mortgages
and releases, and the remainder consisted Of
warranty deeds, &c. 30 Of these were from
Streator.
Deeds over 81 900 each. SO. eco O,
Mortgages ................ 81, 600
Deeds over mortgages. ...........$ "a, 900
Per cent OF deeds. "a: Of mortgages, .46.
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The FRER TRADER job printing Office is
now the largest in Ottawa; and has capacity
for more work than any two Offices in the
city. 1t guarantees satisfaction in any line
Of work from calling card to bound book;
and can give Especial prices on catalogues
or work calling for large quantities. No sp.
prentice or "blacksmithing" work done in
thus office, the former being turned over to
our windy competitors and the latter to
journeymen in that line Of business.
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Charles Dericks' path seems ct the present
writing to be laid with almost anything but
roses. He was sent to the calsboose some
time ago for abusing his family, and got out
on Monday. He went home. and in about
an hour his wife and sister.in-law went be-
fore Weeks and swore their lives on him.
He is now serving ninety day sentence in
Morrissey's Hotel.
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The Courts.
Circuit Court.
Criminal.

Chdnce,y Criminal.
Judge DibeH. Judge blanchard
Criminai,-The case Of the people against
Arthur T. Bartels, indicted for the embezzle.
ment Of money from the County while acting
as Probate clerk, will be taken up on Monday
Messrs. Mayo, Duncan, and Fullerton will
conduct the defense, while Messrs. Moloney,
Stead and Brewer will attend to the wants of
the people, Forty eight jurors have been
subpenaed and their examination will begin
at nine o'clock. The case has been on the
docket since the 4th. Of April, and numerous
motions have been entered.
In the case against John Kovonei, for
marrying Susie Balkalar, the bigamist, the
jury came In on Tuesday with a verdict OF
guilty, and he will serve term with Susie.
Tommy Flynn, the man who was the cause
OF the miserable end Of his half.witted niece,
Kate Ryan, who died In jail in September,
will be tried in a short time. His bail has
been fixed at $500
The States attorney nolle pressed the In.
dictment against John Larkin for robbery on
Tuesday
w. L. Wilkinson, who appealed fine of s25
before Judge Weeks, WAS, by agreement
fined 81 and costs on Monday.
Albert f Brunson VS. Title Brunson. Di-
voree on ground of dcsertion.
hdncery.-Cstherine Danaher VS.. Mary
Ascherman. The case was submitted TO the
Court, and was taken under advisement on
Tuesday.
The injunction Of the Coal Run Coal Co.,
against the County clerk to restrain him from
levying tax on certain chattels, has been de.
cided against them, and they appeal 10 the
Supreme court.
The masters report of sales In the cases OF
Cummings VS.. Haskins and Yost VS.. volk has
been approved
Ktte Hepburn VS.. Fred Hepburn. Di-
vorce granted on ground of cruelty.
NEW CASES.
Law-Mina LINK VS.. Henry Aschenberg
Assumpsit. Damages claimed, 81 600.
B. ID. Green vs.. Chas. w. Newreuther. AS
Damages claimed, 800
Chas. Peterson VS.. w. j. Williams. Reple.
vim.
Alice McGrath VS.. Moses w. Calkins. Re.
plevin.
Daniel ID. Twait vs.. Andrew Rood AS.
sumpsit Damages claimed, $500.
Chancery.-Lydia Smith, who AYERS that she
has been resident OF this county for four
teen years, ihas filed petition for divorce
from her husband, Lewis Smith, on the
grounds of deseration and adultry. She
claims that seven years ago, he deserted her
and went to Colorado with about IS, 0jO, since
which time lie has lived ON the fat Of the land
fortune, and abides in royal
style with woman named Phoebe Cleveland
1t Leadville, Colorado.
Maria Crotty VS.. John Prckett. Bill to ad.
INST property.
Geo. NJ. Murphy VS.. Mary Morrissey. Bill
% forclose.
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year.old lilly Susie s., $40 aud of Ottawa
Chief 2;25 ldam Of volante lie volano by Vol.
unteer, sire OF st. Julian AHA and Others,
End. dam Miss Cody by Telegraph SOl, 3rd.
dam, the dam of Geo. Cooley 2:27. Byron
dllles are now much In demand as brood
mares, and this is an exceptional good indivi.
dual and also rare bred one. Mr.. Brown
never buys any other and he thinks 80 much
OF this one, that he insisted that Mr.. W. n.
Lawrence accompany her 70 his farm.
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County Court,

SohutV SOuTts
The case Of Margaret Farrell against Geo
Raymond, OF La Sale, set for Wednesday
failed to come to hand. 1t is becoming a
vast and weary monotony, and soon will be
consigned to the misty wales Of oblivion.
John Kerns, who sued Owen Worsley for
the possession Of two mares, which he alleged
were unlawfully retained, got a verdict for
cent on Tuesday. His satisfaction was
simply sublime.
In completing its right Of way the l. V. &
N. r. X. found it necessary TO obtain part
of the land of Margaret Egan, and filed Pc
tition on Nov. 9Th. They offered her $3.50,
but she imagined that she ought to receive
not less than 5000, and waved them scornfully
away. After a short trial monday jury of
farmers gave her $500, just $50 less than the
company's offer. She will wear mourning for
about three weeks.
George Thrall, Edward Milen and William
Carlisle, who were caught at La Sale and
brought to jail, on charge of stealing blank
parties, had a hearing on Saturday. After
reviewing the case, Judge Snyder concluded
that about two months in the county jail
would be the proper thing, and the boys are
now serving out that sentence.
Henry FELTON,, the man who assaulted Jas.
Boland with knife, and then whacked him
on the head with piece of iron, at Keating's
hotel, on the lst of July, was brought up be-
fore Judge Snyder on Tuesday, and plead
guilty, throwing himself on the courts mercy
He was given the alternative Of paying $25
fine or serving the same out in Jail, and chose
the. latter.
NEW SUITS.
The People VS. Louis Gagel. Selling liquor
without license. Same for keeping open on
Sunday.
People VS. Jas Dryer. Same charges.
People vs. Jerry Canty. Assault with a
beer glass on VIM Bennett Oct 18th.
People vs. Martin Lanigan. Assault with q
knife on Emery 4 Wormley Oct 18th.
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DuoGAN.-Miss Maggie L. Duggan, Of
Joliet, who had been visiting with friends on
the west side, retained home on Tuesday
She assisted at the concert given by the F. NJ.
c. T. A. Society in the opera house on Friday
evening Of last week, and her selections were
admirably rendered, evidencing high degree
Of musical culture. Socially, Miss Duggan
made many friends during her visit.
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was rendered very pleasant surprise by his

was rendered very pleasant surprise by his
tailor friends on Saturday evening. II being
his birthday, something more than q mere
surprise greeted him, in the shape Of gold
headed cane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Watts. OF South Ot.
tawa, celebrated the 40th anniversary OF
their wedding at their residence on Thurs.
day evening. A large number Of old friends
and acquainiances we're present, among
whom we're Mrs LutI and Mrs. Brown, who
had been present on their wedding day. forty
years ago.
LUSSEy-RoBiNsoN
A very pleasant wedding, that Of Harry
Robinson, a promising young business man
Of Streator, to Miss Catherine Lunney, the
estimable daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lunney, Of this city, occurred at st. Colum.
ba church at ten o o'clock on Tuesday morn.
ing. Both parties, Mrs. Robinson in partic
ular, are we'll known and popular society
people in this city, and all wish them a
happy future in their welded life.
SMITH -srEPHEs.
Mr.. John Stephen, Of this city. and Miss
Vina Smith, Of Granville. Putnam Co., we're
united in marriage At the Baptist church at
10 80 o'clock on Wednesday morning, Rev.
Gilbert Frederick officiating. MIR. Stephen
is worthy young man. and Miss Smith is a
we'll known and highly esteemed young lady
In the community in which she resides. The
happy couple are spending their honeymoon
1t Granville, with the brides parents.
Hon. Henry Barker, janitor Of the su-
preme Court House for the past twenty, eight
years, was rendered pleasant reception at
he home Of his SON. law, John Malcomb,
IN Sunday. 1t was his 9th birthday, and
,e seems just as active as he was twenty
,ears ago.
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Geo. Haas, q german who makes his home
in La Sale, was the victim Of q horrible &C.
cident while coon hunting on last Friday
morning. Seeing a coon in tree, boy
who was with him began climbing the tree
after it, but made slow progress. Haas ele
waited the butt end Of his gun and the boy
stood upon it, when the weapon, a breech
loader, was discharged, nearly severing his
leg from the body. He may lose the limb.
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lisa Shoudy, farmer living near Paw
Paw obtained 2075 bushels of corn from
90 acres Of ground, this fall, and yet they
say corn was failure this year!
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Arthur Preston, of Triumph, claims to
be the champion corn husker OF La Sale
county. He has averaged 90 bushels of
80 lbs per bushel ever day for 251 days.
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James Kane and wife who had sold mum.
Der Of rattle tickets and were preparing to
leave town were arrested yesterday.
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years ago

The old camel backed bridge across the
canal on Lafayette street is about among the
things that we're Laborers began its demo-
lition on Monday, and nothing more remains
but the elevated piers and abutments, which
will be quickly leveled to waters edge. 1t
is expected that the new bridge will be ripe
for travel in about four weeks.
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John OBrien lost valuable horse on
Monday morning, by the animal falling and
breaking his neck on Jackson street, near
the new culvert
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The funeral of Miss Nellie Dwyre took
place from st. COLUMBIA church at ten clock
Monday morning and was largely attended.
John Clancy, we'll know here as brake
man on the Rock Island, had an arm taken
off while doing some switching in the yards
at Chicago.
A man named John Ryan was brought up
from Streator and lodged in the county Jail
on Saturday last. He is under 5000 bonds
for robbing German farm hand Of watch
in coal village the other day.
A young man named Anderson died at the
county asylum on Wednesday morning Of
typhoid fever. He had been brought up
from Strestor, where he had been employed
on the Santa Fe, and undoubtedly acquired
the germs Of the fatal malady through OK.
posture.
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sWarried.
OTTAWA MARKETS,

On the 18th inst, by Arthur lockwood, Esq, Mr..
JOHN I. LEE 10 Mrs. JANE HOWE. both OF Streator
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A good feed cutter for sale cheap at the
Dayton Horse collar factory.
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Social Happenings.

The Jefferson school held Thanksgiving
celebration on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Osman entertained q
progressive euchre party on Tuesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred King, Of the east side,
gave Q very pleasant progressive euchre
party on last Thursday evening.
Mr.. Mark Wslliman, of Jackson street,
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-05-14
Are You Contemplating 8
Trip East or West.

If so bear in mind the fact that
the Chicago and Atlantic, with it's
palatial equipment of Pullman day
coaches and luxurious sleeping
cars, offers to the Public advanta-
ges which cannot be excelled by
competing lines.
All class of travel have through
trains, thus avoiding the discom-
fort of changing cars at unreason-
able hours.
Information regarding rates,
through baggage checks, tickets,
etc. can be had from any coupon
ticket office.
Ask for your tickets via the
Chicago and Atlantic railroad, and
your journey will be one of COM
fort and pleasure.
&c. DONALD, Gen. Pass. Agt.
F. BLouGHToN, Gen. Manager.
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rose from the table, "can I feel of
your di'mun plnp"
"What a singular request" said
Mrs. Ferguson. "But please let
him do it If you don't mind, Mr..
johnson. He's got some funny
idea in his head and we shall see
what itis." fW "A
We did. After rubbing the dla-
mond several times with his fore-
finger Incidentally coloring my
immaculate shirt front with cur
rant jelly,) he said wonderingly:
"Why, 1t amt sticky at ALL"
"No, Freddie, Of couse not" said
Ferguson smilingly.
"Why should it be sticky? Dia-
monds are not sticky"
"No, I s'pose not" said Freddie,
"but I heard mar say that It wasn't
a di'mun at all but only paste, an 1
knew that paste"
But at this point Freddie was
hustled out of the room by his
father and in q few moments my
heart was gladdened by the sound
of dismal yells in the distance.
I saw no more of Freddie that
evening. I do not intend to dine
at Ferguson's again at present.
r. Il Steayns, in It'd Bits.
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Live Above Them.

Pay no attention to slanderers or
gossip-mongers. Keep straight on
in your course, and let their back
biting die the death of neglect.
What is the use of lying awake
nights brooking over the remark of
some false friend, that runs through
your brain like forked lightning I?
What is the use of getting into a
worry and fret over gossip that has
been setafloat to your disadvantage
by some meddlesome busybody,
who has more time than charac-
ter. These things can't possibly
injure you, unless, indeed, you take
notice of them; and in combating
them give them character and
standing. If what is said about
you is true, set yourself right at
once; if it is false, let it go for what
it will fetch. If a bee stings you,
would you go to the hive and destroy
it? Would not u thousand come
upon you? 1t is wisdom to say lit
tie respecting the injuries you have
leceived. We are generally losers
in the end if we stop to refute all
the backbitings and gossipings we
may hear by the way. They are
annoying, it is true but not danger
GUS so long as we do stop to expos
tulate and scold. Our characters
are formed and sustained by our
own actions and not by others. Let
us always bear in mind that Zeal
umniators may usually be trusted
to time and the slow but steady JUS
tice of public opinion"
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The lady, however was listening,
and coming forward asked the man
If he was sure her husband was
not hurt.
"Nota q bit, ma'am."
The story was plausible, for her
husband being coal merchant
had business on the barges. She
went upstairs, brought down dry
clothes, and gave them to the man.
"Don't you think ma'am," he
said, looking her straight IN the
face, "they would look better II
you tied them up in n silk banker
chiefW
She did so, and fetched him a
nice one. When her husband
came home Mrs. Wagstaff discov.
cred that she had been duped by
a smart London thief.
The Lord Mayor, few years age
was trying a case ut the Mansion
House. Not satisfied with the
testimony of witness, he caution
ed him to be careful saying: "You
must be careful in your statements
for 1 could have sworn that when
I arose this morning 1 had put my
watch into my pocket, and had
only just missed it, and now recol-
lect that I left it on my dressing
table," On his return home the
lady mayoress asked what had
caused him to send so many mes
sengers in such quick succession
for his watch and chain, as but one
could take it to him. His lOrdship
then saw his irdiscretion. Several
professional thieves had started
Immediately for that watch and
@l>a Que% 80, LoI ,h%osrols ~
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storm that occurred. many years
ago; but he says that since 1875 he
has seen nothing in Northern Da-
kota "that approached the dignity
or possessed the business qualiflca-
tions Of blizzard. Without snow
blizzard has no capital to work
on, and the SHOWS do not accumu-
late in Northern Dakota until after
the blizzard season passes"
He says that when one does occur
the weather "turns cold and each
separate flake of snow" becomes "a
particle of ice" and teach has
business at some other point than
where it fell. AS the wind would
lift fine dust and whirl it through
the air, so this body of fsnow'is lift
ed. To distinguish the form of a
human being ten feet away is i'm
possible. "A barn even cannot be
seen twenty feet in front of one. 1t
is mad, rushing combination of
wind and snow, which neither man
nor beast can face.
The snow finds its way through
every crack and crevice." Colonel
Lounsberry speaks, too, of "many
instances where persons have been
lost in trying to go from the house
to the barn, and of other instances
where cords were taken from the
beds and fastened to the house, SO
that if the barn should be missed,
by holdin on to the bed cord, the
house could be found again." But
suppose, like. Democles, the cord
should break.
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What ADakota Blizzard Is.

In this article on "The Home of
the Blizzard," in the March num-
ber of the Cosmopolitan, Joel Ben
ton gives graphic picture of the
terrors Of Dakota Blizzard:
There is no denying that snow
often falls in Dakota in q most ex-
asperating way. The blizzard
really does occur. Certain statis-
tics relating to it can be eXpiated
upon so as to send a shiver to your
very bones. Newspaper para
craps appear now and then that
put the matter in the worst light.
When blizzard occurs it Is, of
course, desirable to be near a good
harbor, for it fills the air SO thickly
that you cannot see but few feet
from where you stand. 1t Is con-
venient then to have rope II you
want to 60 from the house to the
barn. Usually, though, it is Inn
prudence that takes you out ON the
open prairie during storm Of this
sort In q few instances children
on their way home from school, or
mail carriers, or country doctors
and sometimes needless farmers,
have sufYarad from this atnvm
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STAR ROUTE MAILS.
If You are Going to Kansas

Go to Kiowa, Barber county SIT
uated about the center from East
to West, on the southern border Of
Kansas, Kiowa has a population
OF 5000, two banks, fine opera house
$4,000 school house, Ave humber
and two brick yards, seven hotels,
churches and . large number OF
wholesale and mercantile houses,
two railroads and Ave more COM
Ing. The 0ity has contracted for
one OF the Anest systema Of water
works IN the state town lots arc
cheap and the town IL booming
Buy . round trip ticket from
tho neareet ticket agent 10 Inde-
pendence, Kansas and at Kansas
City get an extension ticket Inde-
dendsncs to Iowa and return at
half rates,